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Solar

Boys & Girls Club of Dane County Offsets 92% of Electricity Use

Posted on April 1, 2022

          An 85 kW (DC) solar system with bifacial solar panels electrifies more than 90 percent of the Boys & Girls Club of Dane County located in Fitchburg, WI. The panels, …

Posted in Projects, Recent Projects, Solar

Wisconsin’s First Net Zero School — Forest Edge Elementary, Oregon, WI

Posted on January 10, 2022

Oregon School District’s 126,000 square foot Forest Edge Elementary School in Dane County is the first zero net energy school built in Wisconsin. The new $40 million school, designed and built by Bray Architects, HGA …

Posted in Buildings LEED/Energy Star, Projects, Solar

Neshkoro Fire District Goes Solar

Posted on December 1, 2021

The Neshkoro Fire Protection District in Marquette County will offset 92% of its energy costs with their 14 kW (DC) pole mounted solar array. The system was installed by All Sky Energy and some of …

Posted in Local Stories, Recent Projects, Solar

Sheboygan Senior Community 200kW Solar Project Underway

Posted on December 1, 2021

Sheboygan Senior Community (SSC) broke ground October 14th on their 38 acre campus for a 200kW solar project. The 448 bifacial solar panels will provide an estimated 28 percent of the campus electricity use and …

Posted in Local Stories, Recent Projects, Solar

Manitowoc County Economy Gains from Point Beach Solar Energy

Posted on December 1, 2021

The 100 MW Point Beach Solar Energy Center, commissioned at the end of September, created 200 construction jobs and stimulated the regional economy with sales of local goods and services during the 10 months of …

Posted in Energy Projects, Recent Projects, Solar

Residential Bifacial Solar PV Panel Installation

Posted on May 17, 2021

A 7kW ground mount bifacial solar PV array is installed at a house in Westport WI as part of the western Dane County solar group buy. The panels generate electricity from the underside as well, …

Posted in Projects, Solar

Racine Leases Land to We Energies for Solar Now

Posted on January 4, 2021

The City of Racine leases land to We Energies through the Solar Now program in Olsen Prairie Park for a 600 kW solar system. SunVest is the Wisconsin contractor hired by We Energies for their Solar Now …

Posted in Projects, Solar

Multifamily Housing with Affordable Units Shines with Solar PV

Posted on January 1, 2021

Stagecoach Trails Apartments, a 46 unit multifamily building completed in 2019 in the City of Middleton, hosts a 24.8 kW solar PV system that helps offset electricity in the common areas of the building. TIF funding …

Posted in Newsletter Blog Post, Projects, Recent Projects, Solar

Parrfection Produces Solar Too

Posted on December 1, 2020

David Parr and Victoria Solomon, of Parrfection Produce, LLC in Green County outside of Monticello, Wisconsin, went solar to grow their business long term. They grow, aggregate, and distribute produce in the upper Midwest. Having learned …

Posted in Local Stories, Newsletter Blog Post, Projects, Recent Projects, Solar

Horseradish Cooled by the Sun

Posted on July 1, 2020

Huntsinger Farms, the world’s largest horseradish grower and processor, began generating some of their own electricity the end of June at their Eau Claire farm. Their 100 kW AC solar PV system, installed by Carlson …

Posted in Local Stories, Newsletter Blog Post, Projects, Recent Projects, Solar
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